search_vault
Search your Obsidian vault for notes using text or regex, filtered by title, tag, creation/modification dates, and specific folders. Retrieve full content or contextual snippets with pagination and match limits.
Instructions
Search Obsidian vault for notes matching criteria.
Args:
query: Text or regex pattern to search for
query_type: "text" or "regex"
search_in_path: Limit search to specific folder
title_contains: Filter by title (string or array)
title_match_mode: "any" or "all" for multiple title terms
tag: Filter by tag (string, array, or JSON string like title_contains)
tag_match_mode: "any" or "all" for multiple tag terms
context_length: Characters of context around matches
include_content: Return full note content
modified_since/until: Filter by modification date (YYYY-MM-DD)
created_since/until: Filter by creation date (YYYY-MM-DD)
page_size/page: Pagination controls
max_matches_per_file: Limit matches per file
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| context_length | No | ||
| created_since | No | ||
| created_until | No | ||
| include_content | No | ||
| max_matches_per_file | No | ||
| modified_since | No | ||
| modified_until | No | ||
| page | No | ||
| page_size | No | ||
| query | No | ||
| query_type | No | text | |
| search_in_path | No | ||
| tag | No | ||
| tag_match_mode | No | any | |
| title_contains | No | ||
| title_match_mode | No | any |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"context_length": {
"default": 100,
"title": "Context Length",
"type": "integer"
},
"created_since": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Created Since"
},
"created_until": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Created Until"
},
"include_content": {
"default": false,
"title": "Include Content",
"type": "boolean"
},
"max_matches_per_file": {
"default": 5,
"title": "Max Matches Per File",
"type": "integer"
},
"modified_since": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Modified Since"
},
"modified_until": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Modified Until"
},
"page": {
"default": 1,
"title": "Page",
"type": "integer"
},
"page_size": {
"default": 50,
"title": "Page Size",
"type": "integer"
},
"query": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Query"
},
"query_type": {
"default": "text",
"title": "Query Type",
"type": "string"
},
"search_in_path": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Search In Path"
},
"tag": {
"anyOf": [
{},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Tag"
},
"tag_match_mode": {
"default": "any",
"title": "Tag Match Mode",
"type": "string"
},
"title_contains": {
"anyOf": [
{},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Title Contains"
},
"title_match_mode": {
"default": "any",
"title": "Title Match Mode",
"type": "string"
}
},
"title": "search_vaultArguments",
"type": "object"
}